TUBULAR HOUSING WITH LIGHT EMITTING DIODES
First Claim
1. A light emitting diode (LED) lamp for mounting to an existing fixture for a fluorescent lamp having a ballast assembly including ballast opposed electrical contacts, comprising:
- a tubular wall generally circular in cross-section having tubular wall ends, at least one LED positioned within said tubular wall between said tubular wall ends, electrical circuit means for providing electrical power from the ballast assembly to said at least one LED, means for electrically connecting said electrical circuit means with the ballast opposed electrical contacts, said electrical circuit means including an LED electrical circuit including at least one electrical string positioned within said tubular wall and generally extending between said tubular wall ends, said at least one LED being in electrical connection with said at least one electrical string, said at least one LED being positioned to emit light through said tubular wall, means for supporting and holding said at least one LED and said LED electrical circuit, said means for supporting and holding being positioned within said tubular wall between said tubular wall ends, and means for suppressing ballast voltage being delivered from the ballast assembly to an LED operating voltage within the voltage design capacity of said at least one LED, said means for suppressing ballast voltage being in electrical connection with said electrical circuit means.
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Abstract
An LED lamp comprising a tubular wall circular, oval, or multi-faceted in cross-section having tubular wall ends. At least one electrical string mounted within the tubular wall extends between the tubular wall ends with at least one LED electrically mounted thereto. Electrical circuit means providing power to at least one LED from the ballast assembly of a fluorescent lamp fixture. Electrical circuit means include an LED circuit including at least one electrical string each having one LED or a plurality of LEDs connected in series thereto. The at least one electrical string can further include two electrical strings in parallel or a plurality of parallel electrical strings. Means for suppressing voltage delivered from the ballast assembly to an LED operating voltage within the design capacity of said plurality of LEDs in electrical connection with the electrical circuit means. The LED lamp can have opposed single-pin or bi-pin electrical contacts for use with ballast opposed single or double contact electrical sockets connected to electronic instant start, electronic rapid start, hybrid, or magnetic ballast assemblies. The means for supporting the LEDs and the LED electrical circuit including the parallel electrical strings can be either a single generally cylindrical self-biased LED circuit board mounted and held in the tubular wall, or a plurality of rigid flat support structures spaced apart and held in the tubular wall. Side-emitting radial beam high-brightness LEDs can be mounted to the support structures.
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154 Claims
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1. A light emitting diode (LED) lamp for mounting to an existing fixture for a fluorescent lamp having a ballast assembly including ballast opposed electrical contacts, comprising:
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a tubular wall generally circular in cross-section having tubular wall ends, at least one LED positioned within said tubular wall between said tubular wall ends, electrical circuit means for providing electrical power from the ballast assembly to said at least one LED, means for electrically connecting said electrical circuit means with the ballast opposed electrical contacts, said electrical circuit means including an LED electrical circuit including at least one electrical string positioned within said tubular wall and generally extending between said tubular wall ends, said at least one LED being in electrical connection with said at least one electrical string, said at least one LED being positioned to emit light through said tubular wall, means for supporting and holding said at least one LED and said LED electrical circuit, said means for supporting and holding being positioned within said tubular wall between said tubular wall ends, and means for suppressing ballast voltage being delivered from the ballast assembly to an LED operating voltage within the voltage design capacity of said at least one LED, said means for suppressing ballast voltage being in electrical connection with said electrical circuit means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114)
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115. A light emitting diode (LED) lamp for mounting to an existing fixture for a fluorescent lamp having a ballast assembly including ballast opposed electrical contacts, comprising:
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a tubular wall having tubular wall ends, at least one LED positioned within said tubular wall between said tubular wall ends, electrical circuit means for providing electrical power from the ballast assembly to said at least one LED, means for electrically connecting said electrical circuit means with the ballast opposed electrical contacts, said electrical circuit means including an LED electrical circuit including at least one electrical string positioned within said tubular wall and generally extending between said tubular wall ends, said at least one LED being in electrical connection with said at least one electrical string, said at least one LED being positioned to emit light through said tubular wall, means for supporting and holding said at least one LED and said LED electrical circuit, said means for supporting and holding being positioned within said tubular wall between said tubular wall ends, and means for suppressing ballast voltage being delivered from the ballast assembly to an LED operating voltage within the voltage design capacity of said at least one LED, said means for suppressing ballast voltage being in electrical connection with said electrical circuit means. - View Dependent Claims (116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154)
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